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I was thinking that too but it doesn’t actually say that they have found out that he murdered Gianni,only that Joyce had an idea and he only admitted it to Stephen,Elizabeth’s husband who has dementia so would probably not remember.
The Thursday Murder club members knew that Bogdon killed Gianni yet they did not report him to the police.
No one said life is fair. Also in Osman's world you get your come comeuppance 20-40 years down the road, so Bogdan isn't on the clear quite yet.
I don't know much about Osman since I don't watch TV. I knew Elizabeth said that she wouldn't mention it, but there was a chance the police would figure it out. But... Curious as to why Penny & John should pay and not Bogdan.
I wonder if dwelling on the moral inconsistency isn't giving this book a bit too much credit - Jason and Peter are former drug dealers so if we want all the villains brought to book, they are in the frame too. However, perhaps this is an entertainment rather than a moral treatise?
You might want to edit your comment with a spoiler thing. because: spoiler.
It's not made explicit that Elizabeth knows for sure, but she may not be looking at it too closely yet, intentionally. Bogdan makes Stephen happy, and in the aftermath of the case, Elizabeth was feeling particularly tender about her husband. But as someone mentioned above, justice may be delay, not denied. When Stephen's decline reaches a certain point, Elizabeth may allow herself to see things more clearly.
I too pondered why John & Penny were held to a higher standard than Bogdan. Then I decided, BOOK 2.
John and Penny hold themselves to a higher standard than Bogdan does. The author is merely "reporting" on their reactions to their own crimes. I hope Bogdan does "get away with it" because I rather fell for the character.
Interesting that it was Stephen, supposedly suffering from dementia, who figured it out that it was Bogdan. And it was not clear how Bogdan found the photos and sent one to Jason and left one with Tony. He started talking about seeing a camera in Gianini's room but then hand to stop as Elizabeth came home.
Ah good catch hanna! I forgot about that scene and interruption. I suppose that explains the photos.
Regarding the discrepancy between the standards that John/Penny and Bogdan are held to - Penny believed that what she had done was morally reprehensible and would destroy her reputation. This explains why she never told anyone including her best friend and husband (until of course she finally did tell her husband who responded in a way that he also seemed to believed was unforgivable.) Meanwhile Bogdan told Stephen that if he gets caught he gets caught. He didn't seem to be losing sleep over either the crime or the punishment. Add to that that he didn't actually confess to anyone (other than Stephen) and it seems that the group was willing to allow their suspicions to remain suspicions....
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I was thinking that too but it doesn’t actually say that they have found out that he murdered Gianni,only that Joyce had an idea and he only admitted it to Stephen,Elizabeth’s husband who has dementia so would probably not remember.
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The Thursday Murder club members knew that Bogdon killed Gianni yet they did not report him to the police.
No one said life is fair. Also in Osman's world you get your come comeuppance 20-40 years down the road, so Bogdan isn't on the clear quite yet.
I don't know much about Osman since I don't watch TV. I knew Elizabeth said that she wouldn't mention it, but there was a chance the police would figure it out. But... Curious as to why Penny & John should pay and not Bogdan.
I wonder if dwelling on the moral inconsistency isn't giving this book a bit too much credit - Jason and Peter are former drug dealers so if we want all the villains brought to book, they are in the frame too. However, perhaps this is an entertainment rather than a moral treatise?
You might want to edit your comment with a spoiler thing. because: spoiler.
It's not made explicit that Elizabeth knows for sure, but she may not be looking at it too closely yet, intentionally. Bogdan makes Stephen happy, and in the aftermath of the case, Elizabeth was feeling particularly tender about her husband. But as someone mentioned above, justice may be delay, not denied. When Stephen's decline reaches a certain point, Elizabeth may allow herself to see things more clearly.
I too pondered why John & Penny were held to a higher standard than Bogdan. Then I decided, BOOK 2.
John and Penny hold themselves to a higher standard than Bogdan does. The author is merely "reporting" on their reactions to their own crimes. I hope Bogdan does "get away with it" because I rather fell for the character.
Interesting that it was Stephen, supposedly suffering from dementia, who figured it out that it was Bogdan. And it was not clear how Bogdan found the photos and sent one to Jason and left one with Tony. He started talking about seeing a camera in Gianini's room but then hand to stop as Elizabeth came home.
Ah good catch hanna! I forgot about that scene and interruption. I suppose that explains the photos.Regarding the discrepancy between the standards that John/Penny and Bogdan are held to - Penny believed that what she had done was morally reprehensible and would destroy her reputation. This explains why she never told anyone including her best friend and husband (until of course she finally did tell her husband who responded in a way that he also seemed to believed was unforgivable.) Meanwhile Bogdan told Stephen that if he gets caught he gets caught. He didn't seem to be losing sleep over either the crime or the punishment. Add to that that he didn't actually confess to anyone (other than Stephen) and it seems that the group was willing to allow their suspicions to remain suspicions....
